Dress, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1950

Summary

Elizabeth Parke Firestone, wife of tire magnate Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., cultivated a refined sense of fashion through years of interest in clothing design and collaboration with world-renowned couturiers. Firestone was sent a photograph of a Balenciaga mannequin wearing a designer's sample of this classic day dress. She then requested her own made-to-order version.

Elizabeth Parke Firestone, wife of tire magnate Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., cultivated a refined sense of fashion through years of interest in clothing design and collaboration with world-renowned couturiers. Firestone was sent a photograph of a Balenciaga mannequin wearing a designer's sample of this classic day dress. She then requested her own made-to-order version.